Dionysis Papagiannopoulos (Greek: Î"Î¹Î¿Î½Ï ÏƒÎ·Ï‚ Î
απαγιαννόπουλος; 12 July 1912 â€" 17 April 1984) was a
Greek actor. He was born in Diakopto in the northeastern part of
Achaea in 1912. He studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre
of Greece (Ethniko Theatro) in Athens and made his stage debut in
1938, appearing as the Knight in William Shakespeare's King Lear. He
excelled in Shakespeare's Hamlet as the Grave Digger and in Dimitris
Psathas’ Fonazei o Kleftis as General Solon Karaleon.Dionysis
Papagiannopoulos acted in all types of plays and appeared in more than
120 films in supporting and leading roles. One of his leading roles in
cinema was O Kyr Giorgis Ekpaidevetai (Mr. Giorgis is being educated)
(1977) which was the last film made by Finos Film and marked the end
of an era. He also worked for television. One of his biggest successes
was his role once again as Mr Giorgis for the television show Louna
Park. He was generally considered as an actor with an enormous talent
and incredible acting techniques. He always left a strong impression
in all the roles he had, comical and dramatic. Remarkable was his work
in the play To Megalo mas Tsirko by Iakovos Kambanelis, in which he
portrayed Theodoros Kolokotronis, Eleftherios Venizelos and
Karagiozis. Also he left a very good impression for his work in his
last film, Voyage to Cythera directed by the famous Theo
Angelopoulos.He died suddenly at the age of 72, in his apartment on
Alexandras Avenue, due to a stroke. The people of Diakopto erected a
statue in his memory, although, during his life, some had opposed him
due to political issues.
απαγιαννόπουλος; 12 July 1912 â€" 17 April 1984) was a
Greek actor. He was born in Diakopto in the northeastern part of
Achaea in 1912. He studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre
of Greece (Ethniko Theatro) in Athens and made his stage debut in
1938, appearing as the Knight in William Shakespeare's King Lear. He
excelled in Shakespeare's Hamlet as the Grave Digger and in Dimitris
Psathas’ Fonazei o Kleftis as General Solon Karaleon.Dionysis
Papagiannopoulos acted in all types of plays and appeared in more than
120 films in supporting and leading roles. One of his leading roles in
cinema was O Kyr Giorgis Ekpaidevetai (Mr. Giorgis is being educated)
(1977) which was the last film made by Finos Film and marked the end
of an era. He also worked for television. One of his biggest successes
was his role once again as Mr Giorgis for the television show Louna
Park. He was generally considered as an actor with an enormous talent
and incredible acting techniques. He always left a strong impression
in all the roles he had, comical and dramatic. Remarkable was his work
in the play To Megalo mas Tsirko by Iakovos Kambanelis, in which he
portrayed Theodoros Kolokotronis, Eleftherios Venizelos and
Karagiozis. Also he left a very good impression for his work in his
last film, Voyage to Cythera directed by the famous Theo
Angelopoulos.He died suddenly at the age of 72, in his apartment on
Alexandras Avenue, due to a stroke. The people of Diakopto erected a
statue in his memory, although, during his life, some had opposed him
due to political issues.
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